Letter from Mary Fowler to Maggie Rudd
(C. Avis Catalog entry #260)
[Mary was the daughter of William Brown Ross and granddaughter of Eli Franklin Ross. Maggie is daughter of Francis Catherine Ross Mooring and granddaughter of Eli Franklin Ross. Mary married Dr. W. E. Fowler and lived in Huntsville, Tx]
Mar 18
Dear Maggie: I know you could beat up on me for being so long, but so many things keep you busy these days.
Grandfather Ross was born Redlick, Jefferson Co., Miss. Jan 7th 1808, died Sept 24 1884 Walker Co., Tex. Grandmother Mary Hodge came to Tex. from Arkansas 1823, died May 1855. That was about all I could find out - neither Papa or Uncle Wade remember her. I am only too glad to find out anything I can for you, and to ask questions and let them [?] is about the only way they can help. I want to get some papers and have them filled from yours as soon as I can, they have a lovely chapter here. It just takes so much with a growing family.
Papa and Uncle Wade have both been so well this winter. Yet Lance was here yesterday said Uncle Wade wasn't doing so well that morning - but Papa is wonderful, so active and wide awake in business matters. If he could only hear he would not seem old.
Dr. has been well this winter, f[?]ly it has hit Dr's pretty hard, so many can hardly get food but with spring we all feel better.
Rura has her family grown. Most of the children, in fact all are at home, the boys work here in town. Ed (her husband) has been down below Houston all winter, so she is free to go. Two of her boys have cars. I'm so glad to see her get out and enjoy life.
Alice is just back from several weeks visit with R[?].
Aunt Lola Montgomery is here and has had so many parties - she is so spry and real pretty for her age.
Georgia (Dr's daughter) has finished school and is teaching in Big Spring. Henry is at Lubbock so they are near each other. Georgia teaches in one of the buildings Henry designed. He's Peter & Bradshaw's designer and they have just finished 3 new buildings at Lubbock. I've been trying to get my yard fixed up some but it takes so much time and work.
We'd love so to come to Temple and hope to some day. Lots of Love,
Mary